Justice Blacklock delivered the opinion of the Court. In this commercial dispute, the trial court granted partial summary judgment based on the so-called "sham affidavit rule." Under the rule, if a party submits an affidavit that conflicts with the affiant's prior sworn testimony and does not provide a sufficient explanation for the conflict, a trial court may disregard the affidavit when deciding whether the party has raised a genu…
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